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> but by open-sourcing our farming model so that anybody with 20 acres and a boat and $30,000 can start his or her own farm.

It sounds like they are open sourcing their information.

Further, they're offering 2 years consulting and 5 years buying nearly the full crop at triple the market rate.

Maybe you could reach out. It sounds like they want the help.

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Yes, I also got excited when I read that, but "open sourcing" means providing freely accessible information, not consulting. And they dont have any accessible information that I could see. Also I dont have 30 grand or a boat, I wanted to try this on a much smaller scale, just for my own interest and benefit.

What happens in 5 years?

Usually it's a renegotiation based on the current market rate.

The 5 years is to cover capital investments. Banks would see those 5 years as low risk.

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